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Homing in on longer-lasting perovskite solar cells
Materials called perovskites are widely heralded as a likely replacement for silicon as the material of...
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Sustainable solutions at home and abroad
March 28, 2021Arnav Patel is a self-described sustainability enthusiast. Working on solutions related to climate change has been...
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Powering the energy transition with better storage
March 28, 2021“The overall question for me is how to decarbonize society in the most affordable way,” says...
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Transforming lives by providing safe drinking water
March 20, 2021As a child, Susan Murcott ’90 SM ’92 saw firsthand the long-term impact that water- and...
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At MIT Energy Conference, experts zero in on legacy energy systems
March 17, 2021Global power generation from renewables like solar and wind continues to rise, and innovation in fields...
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How reliance on coal impacts county and school funding
March 16, 2021More extreme weather, heat waves, and inland flooding are some of the impacts that the state...
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How to prevent short-circuiting in next-gen lithium batteries
March 15, 2021As researchers push the boundaries of battery design, seeking to pack ever greater amounts of power...
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Understanding imperfections in fusion magnets
March 15, 2021“I had always expected I’d stay at MIT for the four years, get my undergraduate degree...